Move over, Jonas Brothers. There’s a new boy-band in town and they’re determined to save the souls of Sacramentans.

The off-Broadway musical hit "Altar Boyz" opened last Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Pavilion and kept the audience laughing and toe-tapping the entire 90 minutes.

The comedic story of five Catholic boy-band members, as passionate about saving souls as they are about their clothes being glitzy, will run through Sunday.

The group leader Matthew (Devin DeSantis), "sensitive" Mark (Jamison Scott), street-smart Luke (Ryan Nearhoff), "Latin lover" Juan (Andres Quintero) and the Jewish, yarmulke-sporting Abraham (Tim Dolan) are a talented cast that keep the audience laughing, line after line.

Using the "Sony DX 12 Soul Sensor," the boys attempt to sing and dance their way to salvation of the 999 souls in the audience that need it. The numbers fluctuate throughout the musical until it’s down to four and the boys struggle to save the final few as well as keep their group together despite solo offers.

The audience is invited to join in the action, too. In the Pavilion’s courtyard, ticket holders are invited to confess their sins on an index card. During a "confession session," the boys read several sins out loud and attempt to absolve them with humorous solutions and naughty double entendres.

Juan helps one audience member who covets her neighbor's ass (donkey) by suggesting she feed it a carrot in hopes that she might be allowed to pet or even ride it. Luke tells another that although his girlfriend might be "Mary Magdelicious," he should save his virginity for later.

The audience can’t help but clap their hands to the rhythm of catchy lyrics like "Who needs a G-E-D? I got my B-I-B-L-E!" and songs like "Jesus Called me on my Cell Phone." But don’t worry, the Altar Boyz reassure, they didn’t incur any roaming charges.

The boys make light of religious topics with pop-culture references abounding, discussing Lethal Weapon and Luke checking into rehab for "exhaustion," and subtly poke fun at boy-banders with over-the-top dance performances (conga line, anyone?) and serenading.

The somewhat-flamboyant Mark tells the audience of his struggle growing up and feeling different while being harassed by "thuggish Episcopalians." The audience is ready for a confession of his sexuality when he admits to an entirely unexpected confession.

Audience members of all faiths can appreciate the lightheartedness of the religious-themed musical, and comedy aside, the cast are more than talented in the vocal and acting departments. Dolan, Quintero and DeSantis have all held roles in various tours of "Altar Boyz."

Photos courtesy of California Musical Theatre and Charr Crail.